===== PAGE 1 ===== The first regular meeting of the 2019-2020 Faculty Senate will take place on Monday, August 19th, 2019, at 3:10pm in 123 Hathaway Hall. 1. Call to Order (3:13 pm) (attendance sheets added to the end of document.) 2. Approval of Agenda [5-minute time limit] a. The Board want faculty handbook to be updated. Policies, procedures, and forms need to be updated. b. Move to approve agenda, 3:17pm all were in favor. 3. Approval of Minutes of 4/29/2019 Senate Meeting [5-minute time limit] a. Move to approve minutes of 4/29/19, 3:18pm all were in favor. 4. Dr. Derek Greenfield, Vice President of Student Engagement and Campus Life/Diversity Officer [5-minute time limit] a. The One a Month proposal. The office would like the faculty to attend one student event a month. This could be a sporting event, student meeting, or anything that involves the students. Pernella Deams new Dean of Student Conduct. b. Erin Gilliam is a faculty working with student engagement and campus life on the One a Month Initiative. 5. Faculty Senate President Report [15-minute time limit] a. Faculty were asked to introduce themselves and their school. b. Standing Business will be delegated to committees. i. APC: academic calendar refinement, syllabus template needs to be created for whole university ii. PCC: Scheduling logistics needs to be reviewed; past action items need to be reviewed. iii. CC: iv. BASC: c. Call for non-senators to serve on committees. Please contact Faculty Senate if you wish to participate on the committees as a non-senator 6. SACSCOC Update [10 minute time limit] a. Bruce Griffiths' notes. Here is the description of the changes presented at Faculty Senate meeting. We are happy to say that the Response to the On-Site Committee Report has been submitted for archiving and will be sent to SACSCOC by the end of August. We want to thank all faculty for their time and efforts in gathering documentation for our submission. We appreciate the collegiality and responsiveness as we worked through the response. Please also share the following SACSCOC policy revisions: Several policies were revised: #### A. “Interpretation of Core Requirement 9.3 (General education requirements),” Revised wording to this requirement was provided to the Executive Council and approved by the Board. It now reads, “Courses in basic composition that do not contain a significant literature component, courses in oral communication, and introductory foreign language courses are skill courses and not pure humanities courses. Therefore, for purposes of meeting this standard, none of the above may be the one course designated to fulfill the humanities/fine arts requirement in CR 9.3. ===== PAGE 2 ===== The institution is responsible for making a persuasive case that at least one of the courses it requires to meet the humanities/fine arts area does not “narrowly focus” on skills.” B. “Full-Time Faculty (Core Requirement 6.1 and Standard 6.2.b) Guidelines Proposed changes to this policy included changing the name of the document from “Guideline on Core Requirement 2.8 (Faculty)” to “Full-Time Faculty (Core Requirement 6.1 and Standard 6.2.b) Guideline.” The changes were made to bring the document into compliance with the 2018 Principles of Accreditation. The changes were reviewed by the Executive Council in March and approved by the Board in June. C. “Reports Submitted for SACSCOC Review” Policy Statement C. “Reports Submitted for SACSCOC Review” Policy Statement A revision to this policy was presented to the Executive Council that included adding “Documentation for an Interim Off-Campus Instructional Sites Committee Review” and related language to the document and modifying the title of the Fifth-Year Follow-Up Report to Follow-Up Report with related language throughout the document. The Council reviewed and the Board approved the proposed changes. b. Bruce will also be completing a longer document summarizing his experience at the SACSCOC Conference 7. Faculty Regent Report [15-minute time limit] a. Not given 8. Faculty Ombudsman Report [15-minute limit] a. Not given 9. Committees meet to elect chair, vice chair, and secretary [15-minute limit] a. Committees were given time to discuss and elect officers for committees. b. APC committee officers i. Chair Jason Keeler ii. Vice-Chair: Ken Semmens iii. Secretary: Bobby Walters a. PCC committee officers i. Chair: Monica Valentine ii. Vice-Chair: Jyotica Batra iii. Secretary: Sharon McGee b. CC committee officers i. Chair: Leigh Whittinghill ii. Vice-Chair: Swagata Banerjee iii. Secretary: Jonathon Sharp c. BASC committee officers i. Chair: Phillip Clay ii. Vice-Chair: Richard iii. Secretary: TBD iii. Secretary: TBD ### 10. Adjournment (4:20 pm) -Minutes submitted by Jason Keeler, Faculty Senate Secretary. ===== PAGE 3 =====
FACULTY SENATE ROSTERMEETING DATE:
NAMESIGNATUREDEPARTMENT Ag, Food, and Env
Shawn LucasAg, Food, and Env
Leigh WhittinghillLeighing WhittinghillAg, Food, and Env
Richard ChristianAg, Food, and Env
Ken SemmensKen SemmensAqu and Aquatic Sci
Herman WalstonFam and Cons Sci
Jonathon SharpSoc and Beh Sci
Mara MerlinoMara MerlinoSoc and Beh Sci
Jyotica BatraJyotica BatraMath and Comp Sci
Clifton WiseClifton WiseMath and Comp Sci
Immanuel ShufordHum and Pert Arts
Keith McCutcheonHum and Pert Arts
Helen SmithHum and Pert Arts
Sharon McGeeLibrary
Monica ValentinePub Admin
Carlos ThompsonSocial work
Emanuel AmadifeGov, Pol, and Just Std
Rene DesbordeBus and Tech Edu and Hum Dev
Jason KeelerDev and Hum Dev
Phillip ClayNat Sci
Alexander LaiNat Sci
Bruce GriffithNur and Health
Necholylia WrightSci
Lisa TurnerNur and Health Sci
Bobby WalterBobby WalterAt-large (Hum and Per)
Stephen Graham-HillAt-large (Hum and Per)
Debbra TateAt-large (Library)
Allison YoungAt-large (Ag, Food, En)
Swagata BanerjeeAt-large (Bus and Tec)
NON-SENATOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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